SHANNON FOREST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
WEDNESDAY,  JANUARY 13, 2016
HEADLINE NEWS
Sign Up For Another Great Year!
Re-enrollment season is here and we are excited to announce our Crusader Signing Day!  Look  for an email tomorrow, Thursday, January 14, which will let you know that our 24-hour, online re-enrollment kickoff is open.  Our Crusader Signing Day will include a reduced fee of $210 per student, a savings of $25 per student, plus a drawing for the following prizes for those that participate:
  • $250 tuition credit
  • Free Senior Dues
  • Free Junior Dues
  • Free Barrier Island Trip
  • Free Windy Gap Trip
  • Gift certificates to the Shannon Shop
  • Free Intramural Session
  • Free Re-Enrollment Fee
All students, in rising KT/K5 - Rising 12th Grade should plan on securing their spot for next year by participating in the online re-enrollment process.
The fee increases to $235 after this 24-hour window, so don't delay!
 
Note: Re-Enrollment is open from January 14 - February 29. Rates (per student) are as follows:
Until Midnight, Friday, January 15 - $210
Saturday, January 16 - Sunday, January 31 - $235
Monday, February 1 - Monday, February 29 - $310
March 1 - Re-enrollment closes. Regular enrollment fees apply - $450 for each student.
 
The 2016-2017 Tuition and Fees schedule is available on our website or at the link below:
 
ALL SCHOOL NEWS
Candy Gram Time Is Just Around The Corner
The junior class will once again be offering the always popular Candy Grams starting on Monday, February 1!  The cost for a Candy Gram with a Hershey Kiss is $0.25 each.  You can add additional kisses for $0.25 for each.  Stuffed animal Candy Grams cost $1.50.  The sale will run through 
Friday, February 12.

We'd Like To Hear From You!
The Administration of Shannon Forest would like to hear from you about the areas in which you feel our school excels.  Please be on the lookout for the opportunity to share your positive Shannon experiences.   Beginning Monday, January 11, and each week over the next several months, we are going to be sending out a seven question parent survey to a randomly selected group of parents.   Check your email for the 2015-2016 Parent Survey and let us hear from you!


Shannon Forest Pay It Forward Days Are Back!
Once again, we're going to spread the good news about Shannon Forest Christian School to our community, with random acts of kindness!


Remember to Save Your Box Tops
Our latest Box Tops for Education contest continues!  The homeroom class that turns in the most box tops will earn a morning snack and their teacher will get a $50 gift certificate to the place of their choosing. Please cut and bag your box tops and submit to any school office or classroom teacher by Monday, February 22.  Please remember to label with your student's and teacher's names, so credit can be given to the proper class.

MIDDLE/UPPER SCHOOL NEWS
Congratulations To Our 
2nd Quarter High Honors & Honors Students!
Congratulations to our 6th - 12th Grade students who earned a place on the 2nd Quarter High Honor Roll (average grade of 97-100) and Honor Roll (average grade of 90-96)!
 

 
Students in Jessi Cain's "Shakespearience" Silva-MESTER class took a field trip to Barnes and Noble Shakespeare scavenger hunt.  Items included a toddler version of "Romeo and Juliet" and a version of "Star Wars" written in the language and verse of Shakespeare!  Alex Depner and Isabelle Schmid were the first ones done and won a $5 gift card to the store.


The final leg of the Silva-Mester abroad journey took them to the beautiful island of Capri!
 

LOWER SCHOOL NEWS

KT & K5 100th Day Food Drive
Students in Shannon Forest's KT and Kindergarten classes are collecting canned goods for their January mission project.


Happy 100th Episode Shannon Today!
This week marks the 100th episode of Shannon Today.  The show includes fun facts about the number 100, Lower School students doing 100 jumping jacks, comments by students on Shannon Today the first year it aired, a special song by Benji Horton and much more.  Be sure to tune in by clicking on the link below:


 
Winter's the perfect time to get cozy and learn all about hibernation! Our 3rd Grade students have been exploring animal adaptations with a specific focus on animals that hibernate. As a part of this study the students had Hibernation Day! They dressed in their coziest pajamas and brought in pillows and blankets.  Then it was time to hibernate!  The students compared their own active and "hibernation" rates of breathing and heart beats.  Students also created "hibernation stations" in the STEM Lab. They used a variety of materials as insulators to create the warmest hibernation environment.
 

FINE ARTS NEWS

Shannon Forest's Concert Choir and Middle School Choir recently sang the National Anthem at the Greenville Swamp Rabbits hockey game.

ATHLETICS NEWS
Welcome To Crusader Athletics!
The Shannon Forest Athletics Department welcomes two new staff members to the Crusader team.
 
Chris Dean will be teaching Upper School Physical Education and will also serve as an Athletic Department Assistant.  He earned a degree in Sports Management and a minor in Business Administration from North Greenville University.  Chris has over five years of professional experience, most recently as Assistant Sports Manager at Greenville's Kroc Center. 

Emily Ruetz joins us as an Upper School Health & Nutrition instructor and will also fulfill duties as an Athletic Department Assistant.  She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Clemson University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Health Science with a concentration in Health Promotion and Education.  No stranger to Shannon Forest, Emily has served as Assistant Volleyball 
coach for this past season.



  

Shannon Forest Christian School admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.  SFCS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in the administration of its education policies, scholarship, athletic and school administered programs.

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